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The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) will be organizing its first combined National Arbiter Exam on Saturday, 26th April 2025 from 8:30pm until 10:30pm.
As per previous format, attendees need to answer 30 objective and 10 subjective questions and 75% score to meet the passing mark.
This new single exam format is an attempt by MCF to streamline the exam process instead having to create multiple exam sessions conducted after each Seminar is completed.
Those who have taken the recent Seminar sessions (in March and April), there is no fees to take the exam. For those who have attended taken the exam before but did not make the mark, the fee to repeat the exam is RM30.
MCF is also allowing aspiring Arbiter who feel that they are able to pass the exam without attending the seminar, to take the exam at a fee of RM100 per attempt.
To sign up for the exam session, please register by CLICKING HERE
The last date to register is 22nd of April. The exam will be conducted via online and all attendees MUST activate their webcam during the exam session or risk failing them. The zoom and exam links will be shared before the exam session starts.
MCF has inked and secured a five(5)-year sponsorship deal worth RM200k per annum with Chess Hub Sdn Bhd – a new chess outfit that is keen to help develop and invigorate the local chess scene. With its vision of producing Malaysia’s first Grandmaster (and many Grandmasters in the future), Chess Hub Sdn Bhd has agreed to sponsor one GM-IM Invitational Chess Championship, reviving the Malaysian Masters Chess Championship, and introducing the National Grand Prix Chess Championship.
COMING SOON!
The GM-IM Invitational Chess Championship will see no less than 8 GMs and 4 IMs from around the world to compete against upcoming local chess players to give them the opportunity to earn Titles and Norms, and to improve their FIDE Rating Points
COMING SOON!
The Malaysian Masters Chess Championship will see the top 10 Men and Women Chess Players in the country to vie for the title as the Best Chess Player in the Country. The 10 player field will include the top 3 MCC 2025 finishers, the Top 2 FIDE Rated Players, the Top 2 MCF Rated Players, the 2025 National Junior Champion, the MCC24 Champion and 1 wild card to be nominated by Chess Hub and MCF.
The first of 3 events sponsored by Chess Hub Sdn Bhd which is the National Grand Prix Chess Championship 2025 officially kicks of today, 12th April 2024 with its first GP Circuit event – the MCF Office U2400 Standard Chess Tournament.
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With RM10,000 to be given to the outright winner, the National Grand Prix Chess Championship is one of the more lucrative prize fund ever offered to local players in a National level event.
With a total prize fund of RM30,000, the 32 player field – consisting of Top 24 Open GP Points earners, Top 6 Women GP Points earners, and 2 wildcard entries, will fight it out in a first ever Championship Knock Out format.
To Qualify for the Championship cycle, players must have a Valid MCF ID (to amass the points), and must play in no less than 6 GP Circuits – 16 Circuits have been planed around the 2025 calendar year.
Read more about the event and the opportunity by CLICKING HERE
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BLITZ 2/2025
AND MCF HARI RAYA OPEN HOUSE
Set to be held on the 5th of April 2025 (Saturday), MCF will also be holding its Hari Raya Open House starting at 6:00pm with the Blitz #2 for 2025 to start at 8:30pm.
With a total prize fund of RM1,000, the FIDE Rated event is the second quarter blitz series for 2025 with 2 more series to be held in Q3 and Q4 respectively
Click on the below to learn more and to register for the event.
U2400 2/2025
MCF will continue its 2nd Quarter U2400 Standard event at its MCF Office on 12th and 13th April 2025
The event is set to be the warm up event prior to the 2025 edition of the Malaysian Chess Championship set to be held from 16th to 20th April 2025.
For this year’s edition of MCC25, MCF has confirmed the venue to be in Subang Jaya, and it will be the first time in three(3) years that the event has returned to Klang Valley.
MCF looks forward to the support and cooperation from the chess community towards its program and activities.
MCC 2025
The Annual Malaysian Chess Championship 2025 is set to be hosted by SEGi College Subang Jaya from the 16th of April to the 20th of April 2025.
Entry Fee is FOC for Titled players (IM/WIM/NM/WNM) and those above FIDE Rating of 2200 for Men and 2000 for Women.
Each state is entitled to send 2 players each for the Open/Men and Women event at discounted rates. State are also allowed to nominate potential players who have a rating between 1600 and 1800 as long as the 2 quota allocation is not exceeded. No players below FIDE Rating of 1600 and Unrated are allowed to play in the Open/Men event. For the Women event, only Unrated players are not allowed to play as MCF would like to encourage more Women to play in the main event.
The MCC event will also offer the Challenger category for players below a FIDE Rating of 1800 and Unrated players
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MCF Office – Event News
The 2nd Quarter Blitz for 2025 will be held on 5th April 2025 starting at 8:30pm. The event will be held in conjunction with MCF Hari Raya Open House which is expected to start at 6:00pm. All are welcome to join but food are limited – to be served while it lasts.
Read to learn more about the event.
MCF OFFICE U2400 CHESS TOURNAMENT on 12th and 13th April 2025 – a warmup event as preparation for the Malaysian Chess Championship 2025 to be held starting on 16th April 2025
Registration Opens Now!
OTHER NEWS ON MCF WEBSITE
MCF Calendar for 2025
The Malaysian Chess Federation has outlined and identified most if not all the activities and programs that have been lined up for 2025. New events which were introduced in 2024 such as the PMX Trophy and the Interschool events will continue to be organized for 2025. And new events for 2025 that are being planned will be the Corporate Day Team Tournament (which was planned last year but postponed) and the Open Team Rapid event to be held during the Merdeka Day weekend.
MCF Office Location – Where To Find Us
Since September 2024, MCF has opened its official office located at Taman Equine, Seri Kembangan, Selangor. Managed by a small group of volunteers and committee members, the office serves as MCF center of activities for weekend events, Seminars and a Meeting place.
Since its inception, the office has hosted and organized several Age Group events, Standard events, Quarterly Blitz, NA Seminars and Swiss Manager Classes.
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